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    Flourless Peanut Butter Blossoms

    Published: Dec 8, 2020 · Updated: Jan 18, 2021 by Katie | Wheat by the Wayside · This post may contain affiliate links, through which I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

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    Flourless peanut butter blossoms with melty chocolate, one with a bite taken, on a wire rack.
    flourless peanut butter blossoms lined up on a cookie rack.
    Flourless pb blossom cookies scattered.

    You can make flourless peanut butter blossoms, that's right, without any flour at all! These chewy cookies are so easy to make with only a handful of ingredients. Everyone loves this classic Holiday cookie with a Hershey's Kiss on top. Since it's flourless, this recipe is gluten-free and grain-free. It's also dairy-free!

    This cookie is the party trick of cookies and it honestly blows my mind. The fact that you can make a flourless peanut butter blossom is so cool! It kind of makes me wonder what the flour was ever doing there in the first place! No one will ever notice these classic cookies are gluten-free and you can impress your family and friends when you tell them they are completely flourless!

    Gluten-free peanut butter blossom cookies scattered on crinkled parchment paper.

    While you can make gluten-free peanut butter blossoms with gluten-free flour, I really like this new version. These cookies completely remove the variance between gluten-free flours. Also, there's no fear of grittiness or a weird aftertaste.

    These cookies turn out just as chewy and delicious as any other PB blossom I've ever made, gluten-free or not! Also, they truly are one of the easiest cookies you'll ever make, perfect for kid helpers or beginner bakers!

    Ingredients

    These tasty flourless cookies are made with 8 simple ingredients:

    Ingredients for flourless pb blossoms measured out in bowls.
    • Peanut butter: I used regular creamy peanut butter. I haven't tried this recipe with natural peanut butter or other nut butters. I do think other creamy nut butters would work as long as they are similar in texture to regular peanut butter.
    • Sugar, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and salt: You can substitute a flax egg if needed.
    • Hershey's Kisses: You know what I love about Hershey's kisses? Hershey's kisses are gluten-free and they are also one of the few candy companies that actually put a gluten-free label on the back of the bag!

    How to Make Flourless PB Blossoms

    Check out how easy it is to make this ingenious recipe...

    Simply, blend the cookie ingredients together until well mixed. Scoop out 1 tablespoon of dough.

    1. Cookie ingredients in a bowl starting to mix, 2. a scoop with cookie dough, 3. the dough rolled in a ball on a hand, 4. the ball of dough in granulated sugar.

    Roll the cookie dough into a ball. Then, roll the ball in granulated sugar.

    Pro-tip! When rolling the dough into balls, sometimes the dough will want to crumble apart. If that happens, squeeze it together and continue to roll it gently between your hands.

    Next, space the cookies out on a cookie sheet and pop them in the oven. Unwrap the Hershey's Kiss candies while the cookies bake.

    1. Sugar coated dough balls on a cookie sheet, 2. Unwrapped Hershey Kisses in a bowl, 3. crackly baked cookies on the pan, 4. Hershey's Kisses pressed into each cookie.

    As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, press a Hershey's Kiss on top.

    You'll see that the cookies look cracked on top when they come out of the oven, that is normal and what creates that classic peanut butter blossom look!

    Peanut Butter Cup Variation

    Instead of Hershey's Kisses, you can make these cookies with Mini-Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! To do this:

    • Line a mini-muffin pan with paper liners.
    • Place a ball of cookie dough in each cup.
    • Bake for 12 minutes.
    • Press one Mini-Peanut Butter Cup in each cookie as soon as it comes out of the oven.

    Storage

    You can store these cookies at room temperature for a few days, if they even last that long! You can also bake them ahead of the holidays and freeze them tightly wrapped. Pull them out of the freezer as needed to thaw several hours or overnight on a covered cookie tray.

    To stack cookies, allow them to cool completely and for the chocolate to harden back up beforehand. This will take several hours.

    A row of flourless peanut butter blossoms on a wire cookie rack.

    There you have it, a funky little flourless cookie that is sure to impress! Be sure to add this cookie to your holiday baking list! If you're looking for some more holiday cookies, be sure to check out my sugar cookie recipe and also these jam-filled thumbprints! Let me know in the comments what you think and leave a star-rating below!

    Flourless pb blossom cookies scattered.

    Flourless Peanut Butter Blossoms

    Katie | Wheat by the Wayside
    A new twist on the holiday classic peanut butter blossoms is not only delicious but also completely flourless! Everyone loves the combo of chewy peanut butter cookies with a Hershey's kiss on top! They are gluten-free, grain-free, and dairy-free.
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Dessert
    Diet Gluten Free
    Servings 28 cookies
    Calories 108 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup creamy peanut butter, regular not natural
    • ½ cup granulated sugar, plus ¼ cup for rolling
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon table salt
    • 28 Hershey's Kisses, or 28 Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cups (See variation in notes below.)

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment or use a non-stick cookie sheet.
    • Blend together all of the ingredients, except for the Hershey's Kisses, until well combined. You can use a mixer or do this by hand.
    • Roll 1 tablespoon of dough into a ball. Roll each ball in granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet. (For Peanut Butter Cup Variation, See Notes below.)
    • Bake at 350°F for 10-11 minutes. The cookies will crack on top and be lightly brown.
    • Meanwhile, unwrap the Hershey's Kisses.
    • Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press a Hershey's Kiss on top. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet.

    Notes

    • The dough balls sometimes want to crumble apart a bit when rolling. Just squeeze the dough together and gently roll it between your hands to form a ball.
    • Cool on cookie sheets, cookies are more fragile when warm.
    • Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze, tightly wrapped.

    Mini-Peanut Butter Cup Version:

    • Line a mini-muffin pan with paper liners.
    • Place a ball of cookie dough in each cup.
    • Bake for 12 minutes.
    • Press one Reese's Miniature Peanut Butter Cup in each cookie as soon as it comes out of the oven.
    • Cool in pan.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cookieCalories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 110mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 10IUCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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    Flourless peanut butter blossoms with melty chocolate, one with a bite taken, on a wire rack.

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    1. Kathy

      December 09, 2020 at 7:47 am

      5 stars
      These are so good and easy and I always have the ingredients on hand. Thanks for posting.

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    2. Lisa

      December 28, 2020 at 8:41 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious and easy! Better than our regular recipe. You would never know they are flourless.

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      • Katie | Wheat by the Wayside

        December 31, 2020 at 12:27 pm

        Thanks for the feedback, Lisa! So happy you enjoyed the recipe!

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